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Agenda, Action Papers, Reports & Position Statements 

Orientation
Assembly Fast Facts
      Top Ten FAQs About the Assembly (Area 3 Version)
      Top Ten FAQs About Reference Committees (Area 3 Version)
      Top Ten FAQs About the DB Representative Role (NJPA Version 2015)
Laughter is the Best Medicine
Assembly Actions - Joe Napoli
Future Assembly Awards - Joe Napoli & Bill Greenberg
Be Who You Want To Be: A HIPAA Compliance Initiative - Joe Napoli
Communication Templates
Area 3 Report Template & Guidelines (.docx)
Avoid Reinventing the Wheel
1. Sharing among the District Branches
NJPA Position Statement on the Opioid Epidemic
NJPA Resource Document on the Opioid Epidemic
PaPS - Clinical Considerations When Developing Substance Use Legislation (Opposing Involuntary Commitment for SUD)
NJPA Goverance
Table of Organization
Expert Advisory Panel
Article on Reorganization - "NJPA Plans for Relevance: Step 3: - Committees"
2. Researching what has already been done via the AITS before writing an Action Paper
Action Item Tracking System ((AITS) Need to Login to access.)
NOTE: AITS IS PRESENTLY NOT WORKING ON APA WEBSITE
3. Researching APA Position Statements (Click on button.)
"Policy documents are approved by the APA Assembly and Board of Trustees... These are ... position statements that define APA official policy on specific subjects." APA Operations Manual
4. Checking the Area 3 Archives (Click on button)

Action Paper Resources

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Area 3 Council Meeting
Agenda
Agenda  November 2 - 3, 2018
Minutes
Minutes September 29, 2018 - Not Approved
Area 3 Representative 
Assembly
Assembly Executive Committee
Schedule November 2 - 4, 2018
Agenda November 2 - 4, 2018
Assembly Packet Reports
Action Paper List
Assembly Packet Action Papers
All Areas/Groups Assignments
Assembly Packet - Action Items for  Area Councils & Assembly Groups
BOT Position Statement on Safe Prescribing
AACAP Position Statement on Psychology Prescribing
Reports
BOT - Trustee Report
APA Administration Report
Financial
Financial Report - 2018
Area 3 Committees
Committee on
Member Services (COMS)
Committee on
Program Evaluation (COPE)
COPE Description
Area 3 Policy on Program Evaluation and Funding
Council Approved 10-07-17
Outcome of Programs
Area 3 Initiatives
Area 3 RFM Merit Award
MPS Expedited Program
WPS Competitive Program 
REPORTS
Assembly Committee of Representatives of Subspecialties and Sections (ACROSS)
American Association of Psychiatric Administrators (AAPA)
American Group Psychotherapy Association (AGPA)
American Society or Adolescent Psychiatry (ASAP)
Southern Psychiatric Association (SPA)  
District Branches
Psychiatric Society of Delaware
Maryland Psychiatric Society
New Jersey Psychiatric Association
Pennsylvania Psychiatric Society
Washington Psychiatric Society
Early Career Psychiatrists
ECP Report 
Minority/Underrepresented
MU/R Group and
Women's Caucus Report
Resident-Fellow Members
RFM Report
Unfinished Business
  Action Item Tracking
Civil Liability Coverage for District Branch Ethics Investigations Status Report - 9/17/18
Dr Hanson
Addition of Adequate Amounts of Phosphatidylcholine
(choline) to all Prenatal Vitamins Status Report JRC 6/2018 - Dr Dunlap
Psychiatric Management of the Impact of Racism on
Social and Clinical Events Status Report JRC 6/2018 - Dr Dunlap
Council on Women's Mental Health - Dr Napol
Report to AHWG on Women's Mental Health & to BOT - FAQs with Answers in Support of Establishing a Council on Women's Mental Health 
Other Unfinished Business
New Business
Action Papers
 Area 3 Action Papers
Other Area Action Papers
Other New Business
Assembly Committees and Ad Hoc Work Groups (AHWG)
Assembly Committee on Access to Care - Dr Sorel
12.0 Health Care is a Human Right
Health: Inherent to Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness
The Affordable Act in Context
Access to Care Survey
Assembly Committee on Maintenance of Certification - Dr Arora 
​                        Dr Ram, President of MOC Caucus
Assembly Committee on Psychiatric Diagnosis & the DSM - Dr Ciolino
Assembly Committee on Public & Community Psychiatry - Dr Nykiel
Assembly Reference Committees
Reference 1 - Advancing Psychiatry - Dr Dunlap
Reference 2 - Psychiatric Knowledge & Research - Dr Greenberg
Reference 3 - Education & Life-Long Learning - Dr Neff
Reference 4 - Diversity & Health Disparities - Dr Arora
Reference 5 - Membership & Organization - Dr Melnick